Direction (1-5): In each of the questions given below a sentence is given which is then divided into five parts out of which one part is incorrect. You must choose the grammatically incorrect part as your answer. If there is no error in the given sentence, mark option (e) as your answer .i.e. "No error".
Q1. We live not in a(A)/ totalitarian regime but in a(B)/ democratic nation, which(C)/ permit free exchange of ideas and liberty(D)/. No error(E)
Q2. The advisory from the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry to the media saying(A)/ they “may” refrain from using the term ‘Dalit’ while referring to(B)/ members of Scheduled Castes is unnecessary, intrusive(C)/ and issue with little application of the mind(D)/. No error(E)
Q3. What Yemen needs is an immediate ceasefire(A)/ between the Houthis and the Saudis(B)/, followed to talks involving all parties(C)/, not more bombings(D)/. No error(E)
Q4. Remunerating a manager based on just the share price of her firm will reward(A)/ and punish her for factors beyond her control, and a better contract(B)/ would therefore linked managerial compensation to the firm’s share(C)/ price relative to the share prices of other comparable firms(D)/. No error(E)
Q5. The government needs to learn from this(A)/ episode and free the bureaucracy from the fear(B)/ of the auditor and the investigator soon(C)/, for better outcomes in all its plans(D)/. No error(E)
Direction (6-10): Which of the following phrases given below each sentence should replace the phrase printed in bold letters to make the sentence grammatically correct? Choose the best option among the five given alternatives that reflect the correct use of phrase in the context of the grammatically correct sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, mark (e) i.e., “No correction required” as the answer.
Q6. It is essential that one carry enough food and water for the entire journey. While it is cold, it can get uncomfortably warm as one climbs, so dressing in layers is advisable.
Q7. The Egyptians believed that the soul journey with the sun into afterlife, and so they built their temples and palaces on the east and elaborate tombs on the west bank of the River Nile.
Q8. He's world's best player, he wants to score at all costs but he needs to remain calm and the goals will come in a burst.
Q9. Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can better predict the risk of death in patients with heart disease than human experts.
Q10. Agriculture is the biggest industry in the State and it all begun with farmers buying material, be it seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, or machinery.
Directions (11-15): Choose, out of the given five options, (in each question) the word which is not the synonym of the given bold word.
Q11. ARCHETYPAL
Antonym: atypical
Q12. CAVORT
Antonym: stew
Q13. DEBUNK
Antonym: flatter
Q14. DOGMATIC
Antonym: fluctuating
Q15. ENFRANCHISE
Antonym: incarcerate
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